Late Assignments
Any late assignment may be rejected, and if accepted shall have 10% deducted from its score.
It must follow specific guidelines to have a chance of acceptance; see instructor.
Formatting – No Exceptions The rules below constitute a standard format for college writing. Rules may vary with individual instructors.
Assignments must be typed double spaced, in Ariel or Times New Roman, with each paragraph indented 5 spaces.
Flush left in the upper left corner of the first page only, type your first and last name, the course number, the instructor's title & last name (e.g. Dr. Linfield), the school term (e.g. Fall 2016) and the due date.
In the upper right, type your last name & the page number (e.g. Smith 1).
The title of the assignment (its name, or the exercise number and page number) must appear centered above the assignment.
For this course, when you are instructed to include the word count, type it to the right of the title.
The assignments are for you to meet these three Student Learning Objectives: Demonstrate effective essay writing, demonstrate critical thinking, and demonstrate problem solving.
Demonstrate effective essay writing: An effective essay for 010 includes a clear and specific thesis statement followed by body paragraphs with evidence backing the thesis. The essay contains no major errors in spelling or grammar, and has a conclusion that restates the thesis.
Demonstrate critical reading skills:
Critical reading skills at the 010 level include identifying the thesis of a report or essay (whether or not the article or essay states it directly), stating two or more premises that back up the thesis, and analyzing the thesis and premises for validity and strength.
Demonstrate problem solving:
Problem-solving skills for 010 include showing a beginning proficiency in such student success issues as time management and the use of counselors and tutors.
My grading and evaluation do not focus so much on whether you have followed rules of grammar and structure,
but more on whether you have learned and applied skills well enough to produce writing that shall be helpful to you
in knowing and directing yourself, and possibly in helping others as well.
FOR THU AUG 17 Obtain the textbook, the 2-pocket folder, and the 50 4x6 cards. Bring them to class. Before starting on the assignment, read this entire page. First writing assignment: Reading and Writing History Type answers to each of these questions, typing the question and then following with the answer. Approx. 150-250 words or longer. Your name, Engl 010, Dr. Linfield and the date in the upper left. 1. Outside of school, have you done much writing & reading? What kinds? Writing: 2. Do you text & email much? Do you write on Facebook or other social media? 3. What is your favorite kind of writing to do? Reading: 4. What have you read for pleasure? 5. What are your best memories of reading? 6. Has anything you’ve read ever made a huge, long-lasting impression on you? 7. Should you read more? What do you think you should read more of?
FOR TUE AUG 22
1. Read the Home Page, the Hope and Confidence Page and this Assignments Page carefully.
2. Go to the Student Info Card tab and follow the directions to compose the card to hand in.
3. Read in Pocket Keys: page 2 through top of 3, then pages 4-5, read section 1e, Revising and Editing.
Then type in your own words, not the textbook's words, three things you feel are most important in the readings in section 1e. Type this on a sheet of paper titled Response to First Pocket Keys Reading.
4. Complete Signature Strengths exercise and essay: see tab.
FOR THU AUG 24 Type the freewrite you did in class.
Revise it as follows:
Begin each of the five paragraphs with a topic sentence
(i.e. the most important sentence in the paragraph),
and end each paragraph with a question.
This can be a question to yourself, or to the general public.
Examples: "Is it really true that I -----?"
or: "Do most people -----?" This is a typed draft, not a final version,
but work with the freewrite to eliminate as many errors as you can.
Turn it in with the typed version on top
and the handwritten freewrite stapled underneath.
(If you were absent, see the Who Am I Positively tab
and follow the directions to freewrite for 5 minutes on each question,
then do the above.) Self-Knowledge: On a separate sheet, type a short paragraph about one or two major ways you tend to procrastinate.
FOR TUE AUG 29
1. Type three ways you’ll cope with the differences between high school (or whatever you were doing in the years before Crafton) and college.
2. Complete the "There" handout exercise given in class.
Do it carefully - NO MISTAKES - use your Growth Miindset and put EFFORT into this.
Find the right answers wherever you can. 100% is the only acceptable result.
3. Determine your Holland Code as demonstrated in class. See the Help For You tab for directions. Print out your three-letter code. You do not have to do the O-Net assignment yet; this is for next class.
FOR THURSDAY AUG 31 Note: If you were absent, the assignment might be a little challenging. It took about 10 minutes of class for me to explain the first part, and just as long for the second. For part B there was a handout; email me for it. A. On the "Help For You" tab, scroll down to "Generating a Job List from O*Net."
Follow the directions and type a list of five or six jobs you selected.
By each job, type one or two sentences explaining why you selected it as possibly of interest to you. B.Logic Exercise: type on a separate sheet Based on the book passage handed out, complete these two three-part arguments. Use direct quotes or paraphrases from the book passage: 1. Because ---- 2. and because ----, 3. Asians tend to do well in math and science. 1. Because ---- 2. and because ----, 3. Americans often think that failure to accomplish comes from lack of ability.
Assignment B is an exercise in logic.For a conclusion to be valid, it has to be supported by two valid premises.In this exercise, the conclusions are supplied for two arguments made in the reading. For each of the two arguments, the student is asked to find two premises (the two "becauses") in the reading.These are statements that support the conclusion (example: "Because I overslept, and because I didn't rush, therefore I was late").The premises must be quotes from the reading: either direct quotations or paraphrases. FOR TUESDAY SEPT 5 Note: If you were absent, email me for the handouts.
1. Complete the What Interests You Part 2 worksheet.
2. Complete your enrollment in the Starfish program. If you'd like help, take the handout to the Tutoring Center. FOR THURSDAY SEPT 7 3 copies of Narrative Essay due for workshopping.Code names were given in class Tuesday; identify your copies with your code name only.
Follow the directions on the Narrative Essay tab. FOR TUESDAY SEPT 12 Stardom: Study the Stardom handout and select a few Stardoms you'd like to attain. Type a few sentences about three of them. Then see the Stardom tab. Select one of your three selected Stardoms, and type the "First Response" as explained on the tab to hand in on Tuesday.Note: If you were absent Sept 7, or did not have your Narrative Essay, take one copy of a first draft of your essay to the Tutoring Center, along with the Narrative Essay Peer Worksheet given out in class on Sept 5. Ask a tutor kindly to review your essay with the worksheet to make sure you have the parts right, as well as making sure you have no run-ons or fragments. Then retype your essay according to the tutor's directions. You must hand it in no later than Thursday, Sept 14, along with your first draft, the Peer Worksheet and a receipt from the tutor. FOR THURSDAY SEPT 14 1. Final revision of Narrative Essay due
along with peer worksheets and any tutor receipts.
Follow the directions for the Final Revision Package
at the botttom of the Narration tab: http://english101linfield.wikispaces.com/Narration 2. Type a report, 100-200 words, on the most important things you learned that you can use or recommend from what Nurse Hanna Sandy and Counselor Chris presented in class.-----Did you know that students with family incomes of less than $80,000 do not pay any tuition or fees at University of California (UC) for two years after transfer? http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/glossary/blue-and-gold/
For families with incomes under $165,000 there’s the Middle Income Scholarship that pays for up to 40% of tuition and fees.
ALL 9 UC campuses will be visiting Crafton Hills College during the Transfer Fair this week (UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz). UNIVERSITY TRANSFER FAIR Thursday, September 14, 2017
10 am – 1 pm, Central Complex Breezeway FOR TUESDAY SEPT 19 1. Stardom Response #2: Mindfulness Meditation and Report; see "Your Subconscious" tab. 2. Continuation of the entry named "The World," begun in class in your class notes. Include an answer to the question "When is money more important than human life?"Your answer must be several sentences long.Next, answer the question "What qualities did Gayla Benefield have that gave her the courage to become a whistleblower?"This answer will require some thought, and is to be kept under "The World" in your class notes; do not turn these notes in on Tuesday, but save them for later instructions to use in class discussion, for writing reports, etc. You can continue them handwritten, or type them, as you prefer.If you missed class, view the video,
Margaret Heffernan's Ted Talk,
at the Willful Blindness tab on the wiki. Talk to a classmate to learn what was written down in "The World." FOR THURSDAY SEPT 211.Continuation of the entry named "The World," begun in class in your class notes. You can continue them handwritten, or type them, as you prefer. Write answers to these questions: If you wished to raise a child that had Gayla Benefield's positive and helpful qualities, how would you go about teaching him or her? Are there any common practices that most kids do that you would not allow him or her to do? Keep saving these notes and bringing them to class.2. Write on a 4x6 card to hand in at the beginning of class: Would you qualify for EOPS/CARE, CalWorks and/or Guardian Scholars?Are you taking action on this, or have you already? Do you have friends you can tell about these programs? FOR TUESDAY SEPT 26Book Report on the Porta-Library book you read in class on Thursday. 100-200 words. At the top, type: Book Report, [Title of Book]. Then: author, place of publication, name of publisher, year of publication. Then: What are the most important points the author makes in this book? Or if it's fiction -- what is the subject matter? Then: how can you personally use this book?Note: If you were absent, bring 3 books of your choice to class so the instructor can choose one for your report. FOR THURSDAY SEPT 281.Report on the Transfer Center presentation (100-200 words typed double spaced). What was said that was most important to you?What are your transfer plans at this time? 2. Complete fragments exercise given in class with your code name.3. Read the Stardom handout for an in-class exercise. FOR TUESDAY OCT 5Tuesday Oct 3 is a Flex Day featuring professional development activities for faculty: NO CLASSES campus-wide. At the beginning of Thursday's class, you'll be turning in 3 copies of your essay with code name, and one copy of an Anti-Procrastination Diary with real name. See Descriptive Essay tab for directions. I expect you to write the essay in stages, and at the same time write about the stages in your typed Anti-Procrastination Diary. First choose one of the two topics as spelled out on the Descriptive Essay tab. The assignment includes writing the essay over several days, starting with a long freewrite and ending up with a shorter revision, and then at the same time writing a diary-style account of the steps you take in writing and rewriting. Follow this example, but use your own words, and give more details by each day's entry: Friday and/or Saturday - decided on topic and did a 500-600 word freewrite on it.Sunday and/or Monday: read the freewrite and selected three parts of it to expand.Monday/and/or Tuesday: went over the expanded draft and deleted or condensed parts that were not up to par; edited it down to 300 words.Tuesday and/or Wednesday:Did another revision. [Optional for extra credit: Took it along with the directions to tutor for review.] Wednesday: Printed 3 copies for Thursday's in-class workshop and printed one copy of my Anti-Procrastination DiaryYour Anti-Procrastination Diary should be 100-200 words. For TUE OCT 10 No Assignment for Tuesday's class. OPTIONAL FOR EXTRA CREDIT (There is no penalty for not doing this; use the extra time as you may need it) (a) If you started the Descriptive Essay late -- Type 100-200 words about why you delayed starting & finishing the paper. Do not explain the things that came up that you had to do, and do not write anything judging or criticizing yourself,but only explain objectively why you let it happen. Perhaps you could not help it, or perhaps you could have. What do you think? :-) (b) If you did start the paper early, explain how you did it, in 100-200 words.
Note: Your grade draft of the Descriptive Essay essay will be due on Thu Oct 12, with all worksheets and one of your first drafts.
Reserve enough time from next Tuesday to Thursday to read and comment on all the remarks written on your worksheets and to revise your paper. If you were absent Oct. 5 for the peer workshop, or if you did not bring your essay to class, take a draft of your essay to a tutor for feedback, showing the tutor the essay directions. Then, on Thursday the 12th, bring me the first draft, the tutor receipt and the final draft. FOR THURSDAY OCT 12 Turn in your revised draft of your Descriptive Essay.
To get a good grade, you're expected to use the comments you received and revise your essay,
and to have good spelling and grammar and paragraphing.
(Remember, you lose 3 points for every fragment or fused sentence or splice or run-on sentence, 1 point for each misspelled word, 5 points for each unclear thought, and so on.)
First, review the comments on your peer worksheets and/or tutor receipts.
By each comment, write a checkmarkaor an X: a checkmark for Yes, I'm using this, or X for No, I don't relate to this one.
By at least 1/3 of the comments, handwrite a short response in addition to your aor r.
(Note: If you don't do this, you get 15 points off.)
What if you got too few comments to help you? Then you must take your essay to a tutor. Ask the tutor to help you with using sound, taste, touch, smell, etc., for description.
Ask if there are fragments and comma splices or other run-ons, and ask if all persons and events are described with clarity.
(If you don't change your essay from the earlier draft to the final one, you get 10 points off.)
Make a package stapled together in this order:1. Final draft 2. One copy of your previous draft 3. All worksheets and/or tutor receipts.
Effort pays! FOR TUESDAY OCT 17 1. Finish the Understanding News survey to hand in. For the article and the questionnaire, see the "Understanding News Plus Questionnaire" tab on this website. 2. Bring your “The World” class notes entry, from "Willful Blindness" a few weeks back, to class. FOR THURSDAY OCT 19 If you were absent,
study Semicolons and Colons on pages 226 and 227, and in class, ask me for a copy of the handout exercise.
Whether you were absent or attended class, the rest of the assignment for Thursday is the same:to continue to write more in your class notes section called "The World."This time, write a continuation of your ideas about the two questions:
1. Could you raise your child to have the courage and moral responsibility that Gayla Benefield showed? How would you do that?
2. Are there any common practices that parents allow their children to do which might keep them from being like Gayla?
How could you prevent your children from doing such things?
Your handwritten notes are important. You'll be handing them in on my request. Do not get behind in writing them. FOR TUESDAY OCT 24: Book Report #2
Follow the directions from before. If you are writing a continuing report, type "Continuation" before the header. What are the most important points the author makes in this book? Or if it's fiction -- what is the subject matter? Then: how can you personally use this book? As a header, type information in MLA format as explained on pages 74-76 and following. Examples begin on page 78. Note: If you were absent, bring 3 books of your choice (serious books) to class so the instructor can choose one for your report. FOR THURSDAY OCT 26: No assignment. If you were absent on Tue Oct 24, read the Procrastination tab plus the "12 Steps" article on the tab, and type about 1 page on what points you can use from this information. Ask the instructor for the 2 Procrastination forms done in class, and do them for Tuesday. FOR TUESDAY OCT 31: 1. From your discussion in class of compensation for following one's pursuit--
Type the name of each person on your team and summarize what they said about the difficulties of (and solutions to) getting compensated well for what they are choosing to do.
2. Select one or two careers that you can research to learn important things about them from the library’s databases on Tuesday (remember, these databases are extensive [and expensive!] resources which you can only access because you’re a student). For example, What is its job satisfaction rating? What is its pay range? Does it offer equal pay for women? What is its projected growth? Make up your own questions. 3. Be ready to work on SEMICOLONS - I'll be returning the exercise you did in class, and helping you do better with this!
FOR THU NOV 2
1. Complete the 10-question commas & semicolons ex. given out in class. Absentees: it's on the tab named Grammar; copy and print and complete it to bring to class.
FOR TUESDAY NOV 7
1. If not done yet--Find 2-3 database sources you can use in your Research Paper about your career.
Type their information in MLA format (see textbook directions on 67-99 and the sample on 108-109, or use the MLA format sources given at your library session). Follow each entry with a sentence or two about how you might use this source in your Research Paper.
If you were absent, see a Reference Librarian to get the Databases Guide Card, and take the card to the Tutoring Center to ask a tutor to help you complete the assignment above.
2. For the third essay, Argument, write a quick overview: Come up with a positive true statement about yourself that some have disagreed with. For example, you know you'll be making all A's and B's but your Auntie Matilda says you won't because she watched you mess up in high school. Or you know you can become an aerospace engineer, but your classmate says you can't because it takes too long, and because you aren't the scientist type, and he has other reasons too. Type the statement in short form. Then type who has disagreed and why, also in short form. Use your code name. When you complete the paper, you’ll be arguing about how you are right and they are wrong. Principles of writing this argument shall be presented in class.
3. From the Sharyl Atkisson video: Type 3 or 4 of the most important things you learned from what she said, and also type any questions you may have about her presentation.
FOR THURSDAY NOV 9 No assignment. Save your Argument exercise which was marked up in class today. Instructions for essay (due Tue the 14th) to come.(If you missed class, bring your Argument exercise to class Thursday and find a classmate who was present; ask him or her to help you with the steps done in class on Tue the 7th so you can write your draft essay.) FOR TUESDAY NOV 14Three copies of your Argument Essay draft. See Argument Essay tab.If you choose to write the Thank You Card to acknowledge a supporter of the Crafton Hills Foundation, bring your card to class, and bring your raffle ticket for the gift card drawing.
UPCOMING:
Thu Nov 16 Procrastination Solutions Understanding News & Social Media Tue Nov 21 Argument Essay final draft due Research Paper Draft Workshop Thu Nov 23 Thanksgiving Holiday Tue Nov 28 Film screening part one Thu Nov 30 Film screening part two plus teamwork Tue Dec 5 Grammar, last exercises & review Thu Dec 7 Research Paper final draft due Exam review Tue Dec 12 Final exam in classroom at class time
FOR THU NOV 16
No new assignment.
Suggestion: Draft the Introduction (up to 400 words) to your Research Paper.
See the Research Paper tab.
If you were absent or didn't bring your essay Tuesday -----
The final draft of the Argument Essay shall be due next Tuesday the 21st.
You'll need to take one copy of your draft to the Tutoring Center and ask the tutor to go over the Argument Essay tab on this wiki with you.
After your tutoring session, revise your essay and bring in your revised draft plus your first draft, and a tutor receipt.
Meanwhile, before you draft your essay, please email me an answer to this question from today's Fiver: What is the positive statement about yourself that you’re proving with your Argument Essay? PS: If you have your Procrastination Solutions worksheet, turn it in Thu.
If you have your Research Paper Pursuit and Career exercise, turn it in Thu. FOR TUESDAY NOV 21:Three copies of your Research paper draft with code name. See Research Paper tab. Argument Paper final draft package: Final draft (use real name) One copy of former draft Peer worksheets from class (mark with checkmarks the suggestions you used) Any tutor receipts THURSDAY NOV 23: HOLIDAY Give thanks!No assignment for Tuesday Nov 28, except forthose who were absent on Tuesday the 21st. Absentees are required to take a draft of their research paper to the Tutoring Center and ask for help, to make sure that the outline given on the Research paper tab has been followed. You'll have to show the tutor the outline on this website. On the due date (Dec 7), you'll need to turn in your final draft followed by your first draft and your tutor receipt. 10% shall be deducted because you didn't have the draft on Nov 21. Also, absentees must turn in the Argument Essay package. 10% shall be deducted for lateness. FOR THURSDAY NOV 30See the Stardom tab on this wiki and scroll down to the Fifth Response. As the directions say, you'll be Using O*Net to find three skills used in the career you are pursuing. Then create or research a daily exercise you can do to build one of these skills, starting while you are still in school. Follow the detailed directions on the Stardom tab. To hand in, type the three skills you locate, then type the exercise you've made up or researched to develop one of the skills. FOR TUESDAY DEC 5
Complete the Movie Questions Exercise begun in class.Do not miss either of the remaining two classes if you intend to pass the course. Research Paper due Thursday. Send me any questions. Notice: Registration has begun for Spring. Linfield is teaching Engl 101 Sections 36 and 46, and as of now they both have vacancies. FINAL EXAM TUE DEC 12 in the classroom, at the regular time.Study information given in class on Thu Dec 7.Complete and bring the take-home Grammar test.Bring a "green book" (exam booklet), the larger of the 2 sizes.The exam is the last class meeting; no class Thu Dec 14.Please see my website www.collegestudentsuccess.wikispaces.com for ongoing help. It's updated during the school year. DSPS Students: I am sending the exam to DSPS for you. You’re obliged to call DSPS to confirm your appointment, at 4:10 pm Tue Dec 12, and you'll have double the regular time. But I need you to come to the classroom at 2 pm to turn in your Grammar exam and also to pick something up.
Absolute Rules
Late Assignments
Any late assignment may be rejected, and if accepted shall have 10% deducted from its score.
It must follow specific guidelines to have a chance of acceptance; see instructor.
Formatting – No Exceptions
The rules below constitute a standard format for college writing. Rules may vary with individual instructors.
Assignments must be typed double spaced, in Ariel or Times New Roman, with each paragraph indented 5 spaces.
Flush left in the upper left corner of the first page only, type your first and last name, the course number, the instructor's title & last name (e.g. Dr. Linfield), the school term (e.g. Fall 2016) and the due date.
In the upper right, type your last name & the page number (e.g. Smith 1).
The title of the assignment (its name, or the exercise number and page number) must appear centered above the assignment.
For this course, when you are instructed to include the word count, type it to the right of the title.
The assignments are for you to meet these three Student Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate effective essay writing,
demonstrate critical thinking,
and demonstrate problem solving.
Demonstrate effective essay writing:
An effective essay for 010 includes a clear and specific thesis statement followed by body paragraphs with evidence backing the thesis. The essay contains no major errors in spelling or grammar, and has a conclusion that restates the thesis.
Demonstrate critical reading skills:
Critical reading skills at the 010 level include identifying the thesis of a report or essay (whether or not the article or essay states it directly), stating two or more premises that back up the thesis, and analyzing the thesis and premises for validity and strength.
Demonstrate problem solving:
Problem-solving skills for 010 include showing a beginning proficiency in such student success issues as time management and the use of counselors and tutors.
My grading and evaluation do not focus so much on whether you have followed rules of grammar and structure,
but more on whether you have learned and applied skills well enough to produce writing that shall be helpful to you
in knowing and directing yourself, and possibly in helping others as well.
FOR THU AUG 17
Obtain the textbook, the 2-pocket folder, and the 50 4x6 cards. Bring them to class.
Before starting on the assignment, read this entire page.
First writing assignment: Reading and Writing History
Type answers to each of these questions, typing the question and then following with the answer. Approx. 150-250 words or longer.
Your name, Engl 010, Dr. Linfield and the date in the upper left.
1. Outside of school, have you done much writing & reading? What kinds?
Writing:
2. Do you text & email much? Do you write on Facebook or other social media?
3. What is your favorite kind of writing to do?
Reading:
4. What have you read for pleasure?
5. What are your best memories of reading?
6. Has anything you’ve read ever made a huge, long-lasting impression on you?
7. Should you read more? What do you think you should read more of?
FOR TUE AUG 22
1. Read the Home Page, the Hope and Confidence Page and this Assignments Page carefully.
2. Go to the Student Info Card tab and follow the directions to compose the card to hand in.
3. Read in Pocket Keys: page 2 through top of 3, then pages 4-5, read section 1e, Revising and Editing.
Then type in your own words, not the textbook's words, three things you feel are most important in the readings in section 1e. Type this on a sheet of paper titled Response to First Pocket Keys Reading.
4. Complete Signature Strengths exercise and essay: see tab.
FOR THU AUG 24
Type the freewrite you did in class.
Revise it as follows:
Begin each of the five paragraphs with a topic sentence
(i.e. the most important sentence in the paragraph),
and end each paragraph with a question.
This can be a question to yourself, or to the general public.
Examples: "Is it really true that I -----?"
or: "Do most people -----?"
This is a typed draft, not a final version,
but work with the freewrite to eliminate as many errors as you can.
Turn it in with the typed version on top
and the handwritten freewrite stapled underneath.
(If you were absent, see the Who Am I Positively tab
and follow the directions to freewrite for 5 minutes on each question,
then do the above.)
Self-Knowledge: On a separate sheet, type a short paragraph about one or two major ways you tend to procrastinate.
FOR TUE AUG 29
1. Type three ways you’ll cope with the differences between high school (or whatever you were doing in the years before Crafton) and college.
2. Complete the "There" handout exercise given in class.
Do it carefully - NO MISTAKES - use your Growth Miindset and put EFFORT into this.
Find the right answers wherever you can.
100% is the only acceptable result.
3. Determine your Holland Code as demonstrated in class.
See the Help For You tab for directions.
Print out your three-letter code. You do not have to do the O-Net assignment yet; this is for next class.
FOR THURSDAY AUG 31
Note: If you were absent,
the assignment might be a little challenging.
It took about 10 minutes of class for me to explain the first part,
and just as long for the second.
For part B there was a handout; email me for it.
A. On the "Help For You" tab, scroll down to "Generating a Job List from O*Net."
Follow the directions and type a list of five or six jobs you selected.
By each job, type one or two sentences explaining why you selected it as possibly of interest to you.
B. Logic Exercise: type on a separate sheet
Based on the book passage handed out, complete these two three-part arguments. Use direct quotes or paraphrases from the book passage:
1. Because ----
2. and because ----,
3. Asians tend to do well in math and science.
1. Because ----
2. and because ----,
3. Americans often think that failure to accomplish comes from lack of ability.
Assignment B is an exercise in logic.For a conclusion to be valid, it has to be supported by two valid premises.In this exercise, the conclusions are supplied for two arguments made in the reading.
For each of the two arguments, the student is asked to find two premises (the two "becauses") in the reading.These are statements that support the conclusion (example: "Because I overslept, and because I didn't rush, therefore I was late").The premises must be quotes from the reading: either direct quotations or paraphrases.
FOR TUESDAY SEPT 5
Note: If you were absent, email me for the handouts.
1. Complete the What Interests You Part 2 worksheet.
2. Complete your enrollment in the Starfish program. If you'd like help, take the handout to the Tutoring Center.
FOR THURSDAY SEPT 7 3 copies of Narrative Essay due for workshopping.Code names were given in class Tuesday; identify your copies with your code name only.
Follow the directions on the Narrative Essay tab.
FOR TUESDAY SEPT 12
Stardom: Study the Stardom handout and select a few Stardoms you'd like to attain. Type a few sentences about three of them. Then see the Stardom tab. Select one of your three selected Stardoms, and type the "First Response" as explained on the tab to hand in on Tuesday.Note: If you were absent Sept 7, or did not have your Narrative Essay, take one copy of a first draft of your essay to the Tutoring Center, along with the Narrative Essay Peer Worksheet given out in class on Sept 5. Ask a tutor kindly to review your essay with the worksheet to make sure you have the parts right, as well as making sure you have no run-ons or fragments. Then retype your essay according to the tutor's directions. You must hand it in no later than Thursday, Sept 14, along with your first draft, the Peer Worksheet and a receipt from the tutor.
FOR THURSDAY SEPT 14
1. Final revision of Narrative Essay due
along with peer worksheets and any tutor receipts.
Follow the directions for the Final Revision Package
at the botttom of the Narration tab:
http://english101linfield.wikispaces.com/Narration
2. Type a report, 100-200 words, on the most important things you learned that you can use or recommend from what Nurse Hanna Sandy and Counselor Chris presented in class.-----Did you know that students with family incomes of less than $80,000 do not pay any tuition or fees at University of California (UC) for two years after transfer?
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/paying-for-uc/glossary/blue-and-gold/
For families with incomes under $165,000 there’s the Middle Income Scholarship that pays for up to 40% of tuition and fees.
ALL 9 UC campuses will be visiting Crafton Hills College during the Transfer Fair this week (UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz).
UNIVERSITY TRANSFER FAIR Thursday, September 14, 2017
10 am – 1 pm, Central Complex Breezeway
FOR TUESDAY SEPT 19
1. Stardom Response #2: Mindfulness Meditation and Report; see "Your Subconscious" tab.
2. Continuation of the entry named "The World," begun in class in your class notes. Include an answer to the question "When is money more important than human life?"Your answer must be several sentences long.Next, answer the question "What qualities did Gayla Benefield have that gave her the courage to become a whistleblower?" This answer will require some thought, and is to be kept under "The World" in your class notes; do not turn these notes in on Tuesday, but save them for later instructions to use in class discussion, for writing reports, etc.
You can continue them handwritten, or type them, as you prefer.If you missed class, view the video,
Margaret Heffernan's Ted Talk,
at the Willful Blindness tab on the wiki.
Talk to a classmate to learn what was written down in "The World."
FOR THURSDAY SEPT 21 1. Continuation of the entry named "The World," begun in class in your class notes. You can continue them handwritten, or type them, as you prefer. Write answers to these questions: If you wished to raise a child that had Gayla Benefield's positive and helpful qualities, how would you go about teaching him or her? Are there any common practices that most kids do that you would not allow him or her to do? Keep saving these notes and bringing them to class.2. Write on a 4x6 card to hand in at the beginning of class: Would you qualify for EOPS/CARE, CalWorks and/or Guardian Scholars? Are you taking action on this, or have you already? Do you have friends you can tell about these programs?
FOR TUESDAY SEPT 26Book Report on the Porta-Library book you read in class on Thursday. 100-200 words. At the top, type: Book Report, [Title of Book]. Then: author, place of publication, name of publisher, year of publication. Then: What are the most important points the author makes in this book? Or if it's fiction -- what is the subject matter? Then: how can you personally use this book?Note: If you were absent, bring 3 books of your choice to class so the instructor can choose one for your report.
FOR THURSDAY SEPT 281. Report on the Transfer Center presentation (100-200 words typed double spaced). What was said that was most important to you?What are your transfer plans at this time? 2. Complete fragments exercise given in class with your code name.3. Read the Stardom handout for an in-class exercise.
FOR TUESDAY OCT 5 Tuesday Oct 3 is a Flex Day featuring professional development activities for faculty: NO CLASSES campus-wide.
At the beginning of Thursday's class, you'll be turning in 3 copies of your essay with code name,
and one copy of an Anti-Procrastination Diary with real name. See Descriptive Essay tab for directions.
I expect you to write the essay in stages, and at the same time write about the stages in your typed Anti-Procrastination Diary.
First choose one of the two topics as spelled out on the Descriptive Essay tab.
The assignment includes writing the essay over several days, starting with a long freewrite and ending up with a shorter revision, and then at the same time writing a diary-style account of the steps you take in writing and rewriting. Follow this example, but use your own words, and give more details by each day's entry: Friday and/or Saturday - decided on topic and did a 500-600 word freewrite on it. Sunday and/or Monday: read the freewrite and selected three parts of it to expand. Monday/and/or Tuesday: went over the expanded draft and deleted or condensed parts that were not up to par; edited it down to 300 words. Tuesday and/or Wednesday: Did another revision. [Optional for extra credit: Took it along with the directions to tutor for review.] Wednesday: Printed 3 copies for Thursday's in-class workshop and printed one copy of my Anti-Procrastination DiaryYour Anti-Procrastination Diary should be 100-200 words.
For TUE OCT 10 No Assignment for Tuesday's class. OPTIONAL FOR EXTRA CREDIT (There is no penalty for not doing this; use the extra time as you may need it) (a) If you started the Descriptive Essay late -- Type 100-200 words about why you delayed starting & finishing the paper. Do not explain the things that came up that you had to do, and do not write anything judging or criticizing yourself,but only explain objectively why you let it happen. Perhaps you could not help it, or perhaps you could have. What do you think? :-) (b) If you did start the paper early, explain how you did it, in 100-200 words.
Note: Your grade draft of the Descriptive Essay essay will be due on Thu Oct 12, with all worksheets and one of your first drafts.
Reserve enough time from next Tuesday to Thursday to read and comment on all the remarks written on your worksheets and to revise your paper.
If you were absent Oct. 5 for the peer workshop, or if you did not bring your essay to class, take a draft of your essay to a tutor for feedback, showing the tutor the essay directions. Then, on Thursday the 12th, bring me the first draft, the tutor receipt and the final draft.
FOR THURSDAY OCT 12
Turn in your revised draft of your Descriptive Essay.
To get a good grade, you're expected to use the comments you received and revise your essay,
and to have good spelling and grammar and paragraphing.
(Remember, you lose 3 points for every fragment or fused sentence or splice or run-on sentence, 1 point for each misspelled word, 5 points for each unclear thought, and so on.)
First, review the comments on your peer worksheets and/or tutor receipts.
By each comment, write a checkmarkaor an X: a checkmark for Yes, I'm using this, or X for No, I don't relate to this one.
By at least 1/3 of the comments, handwrite a short response in addition to your aor r.
(Note: If you don't do this, you get 15 points off.)
What if you got too few comments to help you? Then you must take your essay to a tutor.
Ask the tutor to help you with using sound, taste, touch, smell, etc., for description.
Ask if there are fragments and comma splices or other run-ons, and ask if all persons and events are described with clarity.
(If you don't change your essay from the earlier draft to the final one, you get 10 points off.)
Make a package stapled together in this order:1. Final draft 2. One copy of your previous draft 3. All worksheets and/or tutor receipts.
Effort pays!
FOR TUESDAY OCT 17
1. Finish the Understanding News survey to hand in.
For the article and the questionnaire, see the "Understanding News Plus Questionnaire" tab on this website.
2. Bring your “The World” class notes entry, from "Willful Blindness" a few weeks back, to class.
FOR THURSDAY OCT 19 If you were absent,
study Semicolons and Colons on pages 226 and 227, and in class, ask me for a copy of the handout exercise.
Whether you were absent or attended class, the rest of the assignment for Thursday is the same:to continue to write more in your class notes section called "The World."This time, write a continuation of your ideas about the two questions:1. Could you raise your child to have the courage and moral responsibility that Gayla Benefield showed? How would you do that?
2. Are there any common practices that parents allow their children to do which might keep them from being like Gayla?
How could you prevent your children from doing such things?
Your handwritten notes are important. You'll be handing them in on my request. Do not get behind in writing them.FOR TUESDAY OCT 24: Book Report #2
Follow the directions from before. If you are writing a continuing report, type "Continuation" before the header.
What are the most important points the author makes in this book? Or if it's fiction -- what is the subject matter?
Then: how can you personally use this book?
As a header, type information in MLA format as explained on pages 74-76 and following. Examples begin on page 78.
Note: If you were absent, bring 3 books of your choice (serious books) to class so the instructor can choose one for your report.
FOR THURSDAY OCT 26: No assignment. If you were absent on Tue Oct 24, read the Procrastination tab plus the "12 Steps" article on the tab, and type about 1 page on what points you can use from this information. Ask the instructor for the 2 Procrastination forms done in class, and do them for Tuesday.
FOR TUESDAY OCT 31:
1. From your discussion in class of compensation for following one's pursuit--
Type the name of each person on your team and summarize what they said about the difficulties of (and solutions to) getting compensated well for what they are choosing to do.
2. Select one or two careers that you can research to learn important things about them from the library’s databases on Tuesday (remember, these databases are extensive [and expensive!] resources which you can only access because you’re a student). For example, What is its job satisfaction rating? What is its pay range? Does it offer equal pay for women? What is its projected growth? Make up your own questions. 3. Be ready to work on SEMICOLONS - I'll be returning the exercise you did in class, and helping you do better with this!
FOR THU NOV 2
1. Complete the 10-question commas & semicolons ex. given out in class. Absentees: it's on the tab named Grammar; copy and print and complete it to bring to class.
FOR TUESDAY NOV 7
1. If not done yet--Find 2-3 database sources you can use in your Research Paper about your career.
Type their information in MLA format (see textbook directions on 67-99 and the sample on 108-109, or use the MLA format sources given at your library session). Follow each entry with a sentence or two about how you might use this source in your Research Paper.
If you were absent, see a Reference Librarian to get the Databases Guide Card, and take the card to the Tutoring Center to ask a tutor to help you complete the assignment above.
2. For the third essay, Argument, write a quick overview:Come up with a positive true statement about yourself that some have disagreed with. For example, you know you'll be making all A's and B's but your Auntie Matilda says you won't because she watched you mess up in high school. Or you know you can become an aerospace engineer, but your classmate says you can't because it takes too long, and because you aren't the scientist type, and he has other reasons too.
Type the statement in short form. Then type who has disagreed and why, also in short form. Use your code name.
When you complete the paper, you’ll be arguing about how you are right and they are wrong. Principles of writing this argument shall be presented in class.
3. From the Sharyl Atkisson video: Type 3 or 4 of the most important things you learned from what she said, and also type any questions you may have about her presentation.
Here's the video and related materials:
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/10/28/astroturfing-media-manipulation.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20171028Z1&et_cid=DM163337&et_rid=100544621FOR THURSDAY NOV 9
No assignment. Save your Argument exercise which was marked up in class today. Instructions for essay (due Tue the 14th) to come.(If you missed class, bring your Argument exercise to class Thursday and find a classmate who was present; ask him or her to help you with the steps done in class on Tue the 7th so you can write your draft essay.)
FOR TUESDAY NOV 14Three copies of your Argument Essay draft. See Argument Essay tab.If you choose to write the Thank You Card to acknowledge a supporter of the Crafton Hills Foundation, bring your card to class, and bring your raffle ticket for the gift card drawing.
UPCOMING:
Thu Nov 16 Procrastination SolutionsUnderstanding News & Social Media
Tue Nov 21 Argument Essay final draft due
Research Paper Draft Workshop
Thu Nov 23 Thanksgiving Holiday
Tue Nov 28 Film screening part one
Thu Nov 30 Film screening part two plus teamwork
Tue Dec 5 Grammar, last exercises & review
Thu Dec 7 Research Paper final draft due
Exam review
Tue Dec 12 Final exam in classroom at class time
FOR THU NOV 16
No new assignment.
Suggestion: Draft the Introduction (up to 400 words) to your Research Paper.
See the Research Paper tab.
If you were absent or didn't bring your essay Tuesday -----
The final draft of the Argument Essay shall be due next Tuesday the 21st.You'll need to take one copy of your draft to the Tutoring Center and ask the tutor to go over the Argument Essay tab on this wiki with you.
After your tutoring session, revise your essay and bring in your revised draft plus your first draft, and a tutor receipt.
Meanwhile, before you draft your essay, please email me an answer to this question from today's Fiver:
What is the positive statement about yourself that you’re proving with your Argument Essay?
PS: If you have your Procrastination Solutions worksheet, turn it in Thu.
If you have your Research Paper Pursuit and Career exercise, turn it in Thu.
FOR TUESDAY NOV 21: Three copies of your Research paper draft with code name. See Research Paper tab.
Argument Paper final draft package: Final draft (use real name) One copy of former draft Peer worksheets from class (mark with checkmarks the suggestions you used) Any tutor receipts
THURSDAY NOV 23: HOLIDAY Give thanks!No assignment for Tuesday Nov 28, except forthose who were absent on Tuesday the 21st. Absentees are required to take a draft of their research paper to the Tutoring Center and ask for help, to make sure that the outline given on the Research paper tab has been followed. You'll have to show the tutor the outline on this website. On the due date (Dec 7), you'll need to turn in your final draft followed by your first draft and your tutor receipt. 10% shall be deducted because you didn't have the draft on Nov 21. Also, absentees must turn in the Argument Essay package. 10% shall be deducted for lateness.
FOR THURSDAY NOV 30See the Stardom tab on this wiki and scroll down to the Fifth Response. As the directions say, you'll be Using O*Net to find three skills used in the career you are pursuing. Then create or research a daily exercise you can do to build one of these skills, starting while you are still in school. Follow the detailed directions on the Stardom tab. To hand in, type the three skills you locate, then type the exercise you've made up or researched to develop one of the skills.
FOR TUESDAY DEC 5
Complete the Movie Questions Exercise begun in class.Do not miss either of the remaining two classes if you intend to pass the course.
Research Paper due Thursday. Send me any questions.
Notice: Registration has begun for Spring. Linfield is teaching Engl 101 Sections 36 and 46, and as of now they both have vacancies.
FINAL EXAM TUE DEC 12 in the classroom, at the regular time.Study information given in class on Thu Dec 7.Complete and bring the take-home Grammar test.Bring a "green book" (exam booklet), the larger of the 2 sizes.The exam is the last class meeting; no class Thu Dec 14.Please see my website www.collegestudentsuccess.wikispaces.com for ongoing help. It's updated during the school year. DSPS Students: I am sending the exam to DSPS for you. You’re obliged to call DSPS to confirm your appointment, at 4:10 pm Tue Dec 12, and you'll have double the regular time. But I need you to come to the classroom at 2 pm to turn in your Grammar exam and also to pick something up.